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Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Transactional writing
in the WJEC/Eduqas
GCSE English Language exam
Component 2 section B
H LANGUAGE
FROM 2015
Version 1
September 2016
Copyright Notice This booklet is copyright Outwood Grange Academies Trust. It has been issued strictly for the use of students attending an Outwood academy who are sitting GCSE English Language in June 2017 only. It must not be copied, scanned or passed to anyone else without prior authorisation in writing.
Introduction
Timing is everything…
Component 2 Section B
• Two questions – 30 minutes on each
• Plan for 2-3 minutes, write for 25 minutes, check for 2-3 minutes
• Aim to write at least 1½ sides
… and planning is essential!
PACS: Four ideas and a
Purpose Audience spare equals four
Content Style developed paragraphs
First, work out the PURPOSE and Then you should…
AUDIENCE of the task and think of • plan ideas for your paragraphs,
what kind of STYLE to write in. perhaps using a spider diagram
• decide upon a suitable order
Style can be choices like: for the paragraphs then
Formal or informal or somewhere in number each one on the
the middle? diagram
Humorous or serious (or both)?
Is there a particular layout I should
use (e.g. letters)?Then use your plan to produce a great piece of writing!
A great piece of
transactional writing is
made up of… An opening paragraph, four
developed paragraphs, an ending
paragraph
Then…
Each idea on your Write your topic
plan becomes the sentence, then
first (topic) sentence another sentence,
of each paragraph then another and
another
Force yourself to write at
least FOUR more sentences facts opinions
in the paragraph (after your anecdotes
topic sentence).
Ask the
suggestions for reader a
Here are some strategies you future action question
could use to develop your
paragraph:
imaginary scenarios quotations
As you move into your next paragraph…
refer to the previous For example, “Not only will litter be a
paragraph’s idea at the problem, but damage to property too. The
beginning of the next
building will be damaged by…”
The arm’s
Once you’ve written your text, do… length test
• Is the text long enough? This means 1½ - 2 sides
• Can you clearly see each topic sentence?
• Is each idea developed into its own paragraph?Write an article recommending a place to visit for all the family Grade 4 example Points to notice: Good Why not a higher grade? Understands audience and purpose of Short – 1 side (aim for 1½ - 2 sides) task Paragraphs short and ideas not developed Fairly accurate Ending not strong – recommend it? Has a number of things to say Relatively simple expression with some Appropriate friendly tone errors of punctuation and spelling
Write an article recommending a place to visit for all the family Grade 5 example Points to notice: Good Why not a higher grade? Meets audience and purpose of the task Some errors are still basic (e.g. full effectively stops, spellings) Lots of content – 2 sides Expression is mostly secure but lacks Well organised (topic sentences are sophistication (e.g. humour, variety, clear) liveliness) Each paragraph is developed well Mostly accurate
Write an article recommending a place to visit for all the family Grade 8/9 example* Points to notice: Good Why not a higher mark? Fully meets the needs of audience and Writing about fewer attractions would purpose have allowed this candidate to develop Plenty to tell the reader – 542 words the content about each attraction Paragraphs use topic sentence + well further and therefore give the reader developed ideas more of an idea about what each Most paragraphs are well linked attraction could offer them. Expression is lively, varied, clever and entertaining as well making a recommendation (note the ending) Accurate *grade 9 will be awarded to a small proportion of the very best candidates. At this stage it is impossible to predict how good answers will have to be to be awarded this grade.
Letter writing conventions It’s really important to make sure your writing is confident and appropriate by using the correct layout for letters. Here are the ‘rules’ with some examples on the following pages. Informal letter Sender’s address on the right Date below and aligned with the address Salutation: Dear ______ ; remember comma afterwards Letter begins with new paragraph (inch/2cm indent) Signing-off: e.g. Best wishes, Yours, Take care, Regards, Love from etc (note capitalisation) – NOT Yours sincerely or Yours faithfully Formal letter Sender’s address on the right Recipient’s name (if known), job title, company, address below and on left Date below and on right Salutation: Dear (Dear Sir/Madam or Dear Title+Surname); remember comma afterwards Letter begins with new paragraph (inch/2cm indent) Signing-off: Yours sincerely if Dear Title+Surname; Yours faithfully if Dear Sir/Madam; note capitalisation and spelling
Formal letter examples – make yours look like these!
12 Potovens Lane
Outwood
Wakefield
WF1 2PG
Ms S Laher
Principal
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane
Outwood
Wakefield
WF1 2PF 10 May 2013
Dear Ms Laher,
Following your recent decision to….
Yours sincerely,
Jane Smith
12 Potovens Lane
Outwood
Wakefield
WF1 2PG
The Editor
The Wakefield Express
Bullring House
23 Northgate
Wakefield
WF1 3BJ 10 May 2013
Dear Sir/Madam,
Your article in last week’s edition about…
Yours faithfully,
Jane SmithInformal letter example
12 Potovens Lane
Outwood
Wakefield
WF1 2PG
10 May 2013
Dear Sue,
Rachel has just told me you’re thinking of taking up….
Love from
RobertPRACTISING FOR THE EXAM
One way you can really help your preparation for GCSE English Language is by practising
transactional writing tasks. Give yourself 30 minutes and use PACS / 4-ideas-and-a-
spare to plan first. Aim to write 1½ sides at least, not including addresses or other
layout features. Use the arms’ length test to see if you have developed all your
paragraphs, and ask someone to read through your work, checking your spellings in
particular. Learn any you get wrong.
Try these tasks. You may have seen some of them before, or you may encounter these
in future lessons, but it would help you to make a second attempt, remembering how to
improve on your first version.
• A leaflet advertising a tourist attraction in your area.
• A leaflet for a school campaign on Healthy Eating designed to persuade pupils to
eat more fruit.
• A leaflet to persuade people in your area to be more careful about litter and
waste.
• A letter to a friend giving your opinion on them running the London Marathon.
• A letter to a relative giving your opinion on them going to live abroad.
• A letter to your headteacher or principal, agreeing, or disagreeing, with the
decision to allow girls to play football and cricket alongside boys.
• A letter to the local council persuading them to support a project to improve
your area
• A letter to the local council supporting or opposing a local music festival.
• A letter to your local MP, local council or local paper, giving your views on the use
of cars.
• A magazine article for teenagers covering the latest trends in Music, Film, TV or
Fashion.
• A review of a book, CD or film aimed at people your age.
• A Rough Guide entry for a place you know well.
• An article about a well-known person you admire or dislike for a teenage
magazine
• An article for a teenage magazine exploring the advantages and disadvantages
of reducing the legal age for buying alcohol from eighteen to sixteen.
• An article recommending a place to visit as an enjoyable day out that will appeal
to the whole family.
• You have won an adventure holiday. Write a letter to persuade your friend to
come with you.
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